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Archive for January 30th, 2008

Librarian/library, part II

I promise not to start documenting every trip to the public library because… what better way to lose readers? But I had to write a follow-up post, just this once.
Last time I visited my local library, someone asked me for a recommendation. Today while browsing around Geraldine Brooks* a girl down the aisle from me [...]

In a land far, far away

The scene: Potomac Yards, location of the Target and Best Buy closest to Washington D.C., and hence very crowded. The worst drivers in the area convene in that parking lot, resulting in chaos and traffic jams. Yes, I mean traffic jams inside a strip mall.
Completely unrelated background: this area was once a superfund site. Ha!
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